Trump fêtes Justin Sun and other top memecoin holders as protesters decry ‘crypto corruption club’ – DL News
- The president rewarded more than 200 buyers of his personal memecoin with a gala dinner.
- Protesters decried ‘Mount Everest of corruption.’
- Trump’s memecoin has generated $320 million in fees for its owners.
Crypto may never be the same.
With protestors outside and around 220 of his top memecoin holders inside, Donald Trump on Thursday hosted one of the most extraordinary events in the history of the presidency.
And Justin Sun, the billionaire founder of the Tron blockchain and the top buyer with $40 million of $TRUMP, was in the centre of it all.
“I really appreciate, like, everything the Trump Administration has done to our industry,” Sun, clad in a tuxedo, can be seen telling the audience in a video shared on X.
“Basically, like,…
